PantherCard Refunds

The Office of Student Accounts in partnership with Auxiliary Services is now offering an exciting new option to have your student account refund available on your Money Network® Enabled PantherCard. Your Money Network® Enabled PantherCard gives you anytime, anywhere purchasing power with the functionality and security of a bank-issued, prepaid card. Your financial aid and payroll can be automatically delivered to your Money Network® Account in less time than waiting for a check to arrive in the mail or clear in your traditional bank account. It’s fast, safe and convenient!

PantherCard Money Network® Refund Authorization
To take advantage of this option for receiving your refund, you must complete all of the following steps. This will ensure that you are properly enrolled in the PantherCard Money Network® refund program. Review our PantherCard Features page for details about accessing your funds.

Step 1: Get a Money Network® Enabled PantherCard
Your PantherCard must have the Discover logo on the front. If you have an older version of the PantherCard, you must visit the PantherCard Office to exchange/replace your card.

Step 2: Activate your Money Network® Enabled PantherCard
Your account must be activated in order for it to work. Wait 24 hours after you have been issued your PantherCard before you call 1-800-822-4283 and follow the system’s prompts. Remember your PIN — you will need it to make PIN-debit purchases, ATM withdrawals and to access your account when calling Customer Service.

Identity Verification
During the activation process you will be asked for your social security number. You DO NOT have to provide this information. This is your choice. The Office of Student Accounts can still refund to this card even if you do not verify your identification.

Identity verification gives you more access to additional key features such as being able to reload your card from other sources (job, online deposits, etc) and more. Identity verification involves confirming your name, birth date and address and is not a credit check. If you choose not to verify your identification when you activate, you will always have the option to go through this process at a later time.

Select “Authorize” from the dropdown menu under the “PantherCard Money Network® Authorization” section

Click Submit

Direct Deposit

Students also have the option to have their refund of overpayments electronically disbursed to the checking or savings account they designate. This makes the refund process faster than receiving a paper check, easy for the student, and more secure than mailing a paper check. To enroll in Direct Deposit, log in to PAWS and follow the steps below:

Stop Payment Request

In the Home tab, click the “GoSOLAR” icon in the Application Links section on the right side

Click the “Student Accounts” tab in GoSOLAR

Click the “View Refund Status” link and follow the instructions on the top of the page

Please note, if your student account balance is paid with a credit card and you later have a credit balance due to you for the same term, your credit balance will be refunded first to the credit card used to make payment on your account up to the amount of the credit card payment made. Any additional credit balance due to you after the credit card refund has been processed will be refunded based on your refund preference (direct deposit, PantherCard, or paper check).